Jithin Jose is a Research Manager at LEAD with research interests spanning across public health and its intersections with finance, gender and women empowerment. His work encompasses research areas like Financial Inclusion and its sub categories such as financial incentive programs, risk assessment and insurance; Public Health and its sub categories such as maternal and child health; and empowerment initiatives focusing on women's economic empowerment. Prior to joining the organisation, he worked as a Research Consultant with J-PAL South Asia in Bangalore. He has also interned at the Asian Development Research Institute, Patna and Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum. Jithin holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University Of Delhi.